Pulmonary intracavitary aspergilloma fungus ball
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A Rare Case of Intracavitary Fungus Ball (Aspergilloma) in the Old Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Introduction: Pulmonary fungus ball is a rare complication in pre-existing pulmonary cavitary lesions, due to some chronic pulmonary diseases including tuberculosis, lung abscess and sarcoidosis. Fungus ball is mostly caused by aspergillus. In many patients, fungus ball is asymptomatic, but in a significant number of them it can develop cough and hemoptysis, which may be massive and fatal. The ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)42205-8